Hey all. I recently purchased a 2003 S type manual 5 speed with a bad engine. Got an auto parts car and pulled both engines and trans. The manual s type came with all new clutch flywheel pressure plate slave cylinder in the trunk. I put the flywheel on but the dowels are 10mm. Much larger than the stock flywheel dowels. The box says genuine Jaguar flywheel 10mm dowels. Not sure why they are much larger than stock. But essentially the pressure plate will not slide over the dowels as the hole on the PP is smaller. The boxes also contained another pressure plate, much thicker overall than the stock one but this will slide over the dowels. But then the pressure plate sticks out more over all and the bolts don’t have much threading when screwing in. Can anyone advise what’s going on? I will upload some pictures shortly.

 

Welcome to the forum.

Is this a V6 engine? You can cross reference Jaguar part numbers here:

https://parts.jaguarlandroverclassic...5/brand/jaguar

The listing mentions 6 or 10mm dowel pins. Seems like you've got a mixture of parts from both versions.

 

Thank you for the response and the parts reference page. It does look like I have mixed up parts. The car was at a shop with a blown engine. The parts were an added bonus no one told me about until I got home so there’s no returning or exchanging I would think. They are over a year old as well and I did not purchase them originally. Sorry car is a 3.0, I believe the only engine offered with the manual here.

I am thinking I can possibly drill the dowel holes out to accept the 10mm dowels? Any thoughts on this?

Thanks in advance.

 

Not sure this would be a good idea.

1) Can’t see maintaining the original accuracy with drilling.

2) There are likely other differences, and they may not be apparent until the first test drive.

 

Check the part numbers against the VIN to see if you have the correct parts for your vehicle. If not, it may be best to start with a new, correct flywheel, driven disc, and pressure plate.

Also, make sure the starter motor lines up correctly with the ring gear, and the teeth match.

 

Thanks for the response. The teeth are fine and the car starts no problem. The pieces all were identical to the ones I took out except for the dowel holes. I drilled out the holes to accept the dowels tightly and will see how it goes. The 6 bolts lined up perfectly and everything went in nice so I think it should be ok but we will see. Parts came free with the car and it’s a budget build just for fun at the moment to see if I can get a nice winter ride out of it. Now the issue is bleeding the clutch. I will have to get a vacuum or pressure bleeder as it’s only me in the house to get it done. Once I can get the stubborn clutch system bled I can report back on the drivability.

Appreciate the responses.